park ranger

noun

: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Also tempting death-by-drug-bear: a pair of kids cutting school and a concerned mother in pursuit, a park ranger and a Smokey Bear-loving wildlife man, and a gang of colorfully dressed hoodlums who patrol the woods stabbing people for loot. WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023 Margo Martindale and Jesse Tyler Ferguson play a park ranger and an animal activist, respectively, making their rounds through woods, or trying to, but for the sudden bear attacks. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023 Finally, the park ranger (Margo Martindale, as welcome in anything as free ice cream) is trying to impress an animal-rights activist (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023 Now, starring as Garrett Briggs, a father to werewolves and a park ranger with a secret in the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring series, Santoro has taken on a new battle. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023

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“Park ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/park%20ranger. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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